Verbvisit; pay a visit to; call on

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 探望.
探 stroke order svg
望 stroke order svg

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How to Use 探望 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 探望 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
tàn
wàng
neutral
visit one's parents
tàn
wàng
bìng
rén
neutral
visit a patient
Adverb + Verb
jīng
cháng
tàn
wàng
neutral
visit frequently
zhuān
chéng
tàn
wàng
formalWritten
make a special trip to visit
Verb + Complementwith一下
tàn
wàng
xià
informalSpoken
pay a brief visit

Example Sentences with 探望

tàn
wàng
péng
yǒu
I went to visit my friend.
měi
féng
jiā
jié
men
dōu
huì
zhuān
chéng
tàn
wàng
nián
mài
de
During every festival, we make a special trip to visit our elderly grandparents.
gōng
gāo
céng
huà
xià
zhōu
zhèng
shì
tàn
wàng
zuò
fāng
de
xiàng
rén
The company's senior management plans to formally visit the project leader of the partner organization next week.
jīng
cháng
yuàn
tàn
wàng
shēng
bìng
de
nǎi
nǎi
He often visits his sick grandmother in the hospital.
suàn
shén
me
shí
hòu
tàn
wàng
wèi
gāng
zuò
wán
shǒu
shù
de
tóng
shì
When do you plan to visit the colleague who just had surgery?
yóu
gōng
zuò
fán
máng
zuì
jìn
méi
yǒu
shí
jiān
tàn
wàng
yuǎn
zài
jiā
xiāng
de
Due to a busy work schedule, he hasn't had time to visit his parents who live far away in his hometown recently.
zhōu
men
suàn
xiāng
xià
tàn
wàng
qīn
shùn
biàn便
xiǎng
shòu
xià
tián
yuán
fēng
guāng
This weekend we plan to visit relatives in the countryside and enjoy the rural scenery along the way.
zài
tàn
wàng
zhù
yuàn
de
dǎo
shī
hòu
shùn
dào
shū
guǎn
chá
yuè
le
xiāng
guān
wén
xiàn
After visiting his hospitalized mentor, he went to the library to look up relevant literature on the way.